Renner also chatted with Empire about the sequel, where he plays ass-kickin' asset Aaron Cross "but he ends up having a bunch of different names. For fans of the franchise, [The Bourne Legacy] has that same ticking clock, but it's a new programme and new characters."

Renner confirmed that the villainous Treadstone operation is still around, but "it's just a new set of agents with a different leash. It's the same tempo and pace but more expansive and bigger. The differences are pretty vast but you'll know it's a Bourne movie."